<p>well since the question specifically asked for the "area of the regions[ssss] inside/within the largest one..." after listing the different areas of the circles...im inclined to say 8pi since it seems that they were referring to the ones listed...not the "total area inside the largest one..."</p>
<p>well, whoever got the Q&A Service, let us know. Other than that, all we can do is wait and see who got the higher SAT Math score...8 pi or 15 pi responders? I'm thinking the people who answered 8 pi are going to take it.</p>
<p>8 pi!!! it must be!!</p>
<p>am i the only one that picked 5 pi ?</p>
<p>yes.</p>
<p>hahah. sorry. </p>
<p>the question was just worded so strangely that they probably got a bunch of people on each answer, but the two main argumental points are 8pi, and 15pi.</p>
<p>[it's 15pi!]</p>
<p>It's 15pi. There shouldn't be a debate. The question asked for the area inside the largest circle and outside of the smallest circle. THAT MEANS EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE SMALLEST CIRCLE. It did not say anything about excluding the largest circle in the calculations. I'm confident that 15pi is the answer.</p>
<p>(yeah it's definitely 15 pi)</p>
<p>15 Freaking Pi!</p>
<p>well, whoever gets an 800 math, please let us know, so we can be done with what is quite possibly the dumbest math sat question ever.</p>
<p>And again, I put 15 pi, but, then again, my friend put 8 pi.</p>
<p>it was 15pi. there was no way it was smaller than the 9pi circle...</p>
<p>Throw it out, CollegeBoard, THROW IT OUT!</p>
<p>No, that question was simple. I don't see why people found that one hard. It wasn't much more than simple qualitative interpretation.</p>
<p>It was simple for me too. But I got a different answer.</p>
<p>haha it would be funny if we all read it wrong and the answer was like 3pi or 5pi... (i put 15pi)</p>
<p>andrew1218 - I am not laughing.</p>
<p>i like pie...i just don't understand why anyone would only want eight of them when there are fifteen available...</p>
<p>I told the problem to my uber smart friend (1530 SAT cold turkey, 5.2 GPA, winner of all academic awards) and he's sure its 8pi. I still think it's 8pi, but it is determined on what people define "within" as, because I believe the exact wording was "within" the larger circle. If someone deems that to be the area of the largest circle minus the smallest circle, then it's 15pi. However, if someone deems that to mean the area of the largest circle in the outer largest circle (being the 9pi circle) and then subtracts the pi circle the answer will be 8pi (which is what I put). Being as that is, I believe Collegeboard should throw out the problem completely, even in respect to me thinking I got it correct.</p>
<p>Is anyone ordering the Q&A Service?</p>
<p>No offense Crypto, because I'm sure your friend is very intelligent, but the answer, with almost any possible wording, must be 15pi. I think I gave a fairly good explanation as to why earlier in the thread. That being said, could a moderator please close this thread? It is wearing on my last nerve and I can't seem to refrain from reading all the new responses.</p>
<p>When will people stop boasting about their "credentials" to back their answer? You could be the smartest person in the world and read a question wrong. We all agree that it was a reading question, anybody can subract 2 numbers. Now, it doesn't matter how qualified you were to answer the question, all that matters is that you read it the way the collegeboard wanted you to, thus matching the collegeboard's answer, which is 15pi. :D</p>
<p>Crypto, half the people answering this post probably have those stats...</p>